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Welcome to Okanogan ...The city of Okanogan is located in Okanogan County<1> and is the County Seat for Okanogan County. The pronunciation of Okanogan: oh-kuh-NAH-gun<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Okanogan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Okanogan has a population of 2,607 people<3> (see below for details). Okanogan is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Okanogan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Okanogan is located in the (509) area code. The ZIP code for Okanogan: 98840<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Okanogan had an population of 2,607 people. This is an increase of 2.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.95% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Okanogan had a population of 2,552 people (or 6.21% of the total population of Okanogan County). This makes Okanogan the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Okanogan represents 0.04% of the total population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,552 people, the population of Okanogan increased 2.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,484 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Okanogan. Communities near Okanogan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okanogan.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Okanogan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okanogan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Okanogan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okanogan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Okanogan. See our Newspapers Page for Okanogan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okanogan ...Looking for more information about Okanogan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Okanogan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Okanogan. Adding Okanogan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Okanogan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Okanogan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Okanogan on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Okanogan. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okanogan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/ The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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